Look out dear Bolivian readers in the USA, this article is very interesting: “In My Opinion: Obama is deceiving Hispanics on immigration By Andres Oppenheimer” aoppenheimer@MiamiHerald.com Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/28/2240616/obama-is-deceiving-hispanics-on.html#ixzz1NvmxmBSi
Month: May 2011
Sad updates for Bolivia…
Remember prosecutor Marcelo Soza, in charge of the alleged terrorism/separatism case in Santa Cruz? Not so long ago he quit from that case, as it was turning against him, that is, he was not able to consolidate his accusations… well… he is still in charge and nothing has happened to clear this case. The death…
Market failures continued, part II
This government continues to erroneously intervene in the markets. The past is full of negative examples regarding controlled production or controlled prices. This time the government aims at controlling the production of alcohol instead of sugar, in the past 60% of the sugar cane production was sufficient to handle the national market. Price control and importing…
Are we free to choose in Bolivia?
Regarding the election of the judicial system, we are not free to choose. Unfortunately the government continues to restrict our freedom and our human rights. Despite whatever discourse they come up with, those “candidates” were pre-selected by the ruling political party and the press still has restrictions to interview and the questions they can make…
Collapse of the Cerro Rico de Potosi?
Before Bolivia was known in the world, after the discovery of the Americas, all the world knew about Potosi and its incredible rich mountain “Cerro Rico de Potosi”. There was a say “you are worth a Potosi” (vale un Potosi), meant something rich, something of great value and almost infinite wealth. This amazing mountain produced huge quantities…
Sugar price and market failures
This cartoon appeared on El Diario, a La Paz newspaper (5/26/11) regarding how this government views the sugar market. The ministry of productive development has set up the price at Bs6 per kilo while market is around Bs9 (to date $1 = Bs6.98). Let us not forget that in earlier years this government decided to…
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